| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction ▲ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hines v. Hines | 95 N.C. 482 | 1886 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Worth v. Worth | 95 N.C. 239 | 1886 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Devereux v. Devereux | 78 N.C. 386 | 1878 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| McDaniel v. Fordham | 261 N.C. 423 | 1964 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Atkinson v. Atkinson | 225 N.C. 120 | 1945 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Thompson v. Davis | 223 N.C. 792 | 1944 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Taylor v. Addington | 222 N.C. 393 | 1942 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Casey v. Robards | 60 N.C. 38 | 1864 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Wood v. Reeves | 58 N.C. 271 | 1859 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| State v. Hice | 117 N.C. 782 | 1895 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| State v. Morse | 171 N.C. 777 | 1916 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Stroud v. Morrow | 52 N.C. 463 | 1860 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| State v. Patterson | 284 N.C. 190 | 1973 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| State v. Pitt | 166 N.C. 268 | 1914 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| State v. Brown | 76 N.C. 222 | 1877 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Leroy v. Jacobosky | 136 N.C. 443 | 1904 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Tyson v. Walston | 83 N.C. 90 | 1880 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Parker v. Davis | 53 N.C. 460 | 1862 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Rouse v. Lee | 59 N.C. 352 | 1863 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Edwards v. Northwestern Bank | 39 N.C. App. 261 | 1979 | 1 | North Carolina |